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Canan Station Pennsylvania Map

Explore Canan Station, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Canan Station, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Canan Station, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Canan Station, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Canan Station.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Canan Station
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Blair County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.458585
Longitude	-78.43108
Population	101
Density	371.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16601
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Hollidaysburg
School District	Hollidaysburg Area School District

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About Canan Station, Pennsylvania

Canan Station is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 101. The population density is 371.4 people per km². Canan Station is located at 40.4586°N, 78.4311°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16601.

Canan Station holds its ground where the persistent flow of the Beaverdam Branch carves a path through the quiet complexity of the Pennsylvania interior. It lies 4.6 miles south-southwest of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 205°T), and is situated 3.1 miles northwest of Hollidaysburg. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, rhythmic folds of the terrain, where the Carson Valley opens into a wide, verdant basin that feels both expansive and sheltered. To the west, the dark, ridged silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains command the horizon, their massive slopes catching the low, amber light of late afternoon and casting long, cooling shadows across the fields. Near the edge of the residential sprawl, the quiet expanse of Lakemont Reservoir offers a mirror to the sky, its stillness contrasting with the swift movement of the creek nearby. At the Eldorado Ballfield, the grass glows with an intense, manicured green, marking a space where the pace of the afternoon slows to the steady, rhythmic thrum of local recreation.

Canan Station evolved from the industrious pulse of the rail era, carrying the weight of a history built upon the movement of coal, steel, and the freight that once defined the regional economy. The architecture remains grounded in the utilitarian grit of the past, with sturdy, brick-faced structures that seem to absorb the humidity of the summer months and the sharp, biting frost of the deep winter. Life in Canan Station follows the cadence of the seasons, moving with a deliberate, unadorned precision that favors function over flourish. While the heavy industry of the surrounding valleys has softened over the decades, the cultural character remains tied to the resilient spirit of the Allegheny Plateau, where the people value the quiet endurance of their surroundings. Even in the modern hum of daily traffic, there is a lingering sense of persistence, as if the soil itself holds the memory of the tracks that once linked this place to the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eldorado Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 035° NE
Highland Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 027° NE
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 2.0 mi, 066° NE
Golden Tiger Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 127° SE
Legion Memorial Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 150° SE
Kittanning Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 332° NW
State Game Land 198 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 279° W
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 196° S
Brush Mountain Woodlands (Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 068° E
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 022° N
State Game Land 147 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 137° SE
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 096° E
Galliztin Tuneels Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 285° W
Canoe Creek State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 078° E
Wopsononock Lookout (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 356° N
Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 8.1 mi, 074° E
Cresson Railroad Observation Platform (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 273° W
Admiral Peary Monument (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 271° W
Old In-town Altoona airstrip (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 027° NE
Keirn Family World War II Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 287° W
Blue Knob State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 205° SW
Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 15.4 mi, 282° W
Cambria County Historical Society (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 278° W
Tyrone Historical Society (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 035° NE
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 18.2 mi, 140° SE
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 058° NE
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 059° NE
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 19.3 mi, 244° SW
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 23.0 mi, 220° SW

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